# 1988 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Gabriela Sabatini.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (final)
* Chris Evert (semifinals)
* Pam Shriver (semifinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Helena Suková (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (second round)
* Sandra Cecchini (quarterfinals)
* Raffaella Reggi (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (first round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Anne Minter (first round)
* Stephanie Rehe (first round)
* n/a
* n/a

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Casale | 4 | 3 | | | L Bonder | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | N Tauziat | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 6 | 1 | | | B Schultz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 4 | 2 | | 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| LL | T Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Paradis | 1 | 2 |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 7 | | | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 4 | 1 | | | S Goleš | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Paradis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Hakami | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Golarsa | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Probst | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | W Probst | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Huber | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Provis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | N Provis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 5 | 6 | | B Fulco | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Rehe | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Shriver | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| | R White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | J Durie | 6 | 2 | | | R White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank | 6 | 6 | | | R Fairbank | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Keil | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | R White | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | G Fernández | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | P Tarabini | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Jolissaint | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | H Suková | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | M J Fernández | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Torres | 6 | 6 | | | M Torres | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 5 | 2 | | 11 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M J Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M J Fernández | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | C Lindqvist | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 7 | 6 |
| Q | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Ferrando | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | K Schimper | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Schimper | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Schimper | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | A Devries | 6 | 2 | 2 | | W Turnbull | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | S Cecchini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 4 | 0 | | A Kijimuta | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Cecchini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | E Reinach | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | E Reinach | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dias | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Dias | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Cecchini | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | A Minter | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 |
| Q | P Harper | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Harper | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Horvath | 6 | 6 | | | K Horvath | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | P Harper | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 6 | 3 | | | M Seles | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |